Tea: A Miscellany Steeped with Trivia, History and Recipes

by Emily Kearns

How could we live without tea?

From its beginnings in Asia to its position as a popular global pick-me-up, tea has become the drink of choice for two billion people every morning!

This charming miscellany, packed full of fascinating facts and practical advice, as well as tasty recipes from spicy chai tea to traditional tea loaf, will intrigue, inform and delight lovers of this cheering beverage across the globe.  

• ISBN13: 9781849536790
• Publish Date: 12 March 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 15 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Summersdale Publishers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 208
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Initial thoughts: Neat little book about tea that gives a brief historical overview, an introduction to the diiffetent types and lists where they’re grown in the world. There’s not much depth though, and the book is cut even shorter through the quotes interspersed throughout the book. (One quote was repeated, not sure if that’s on purpose or an oversight.)

Not quite a coffee table book but not quite a solidly researched book either, it’s a book for tea lovers seeking some (very) light reading on their favourite drink.

What was missing for me was the provenance. There was no information whatsoever provided about the author. What’s her link to tea (besides being British, I inferred)? Here reference to “chai tea” didn’t help to establish authority on the subject either and with a fair number of sweeping statements, I wasn’t entirely sure what to make of the book. If anything, it’s a simple introduction to tea, offering a springboard at the shallow end towards further exploration.